Reorder evaluation start

[stockfish] / src / evaluate.cpp

diff --git a/src/evaluate.cpp b/src/evaluate.cpp
index 35764b717207e38b3871f367d4edbe5c400f8fc6..5e4f4bdd6dc71749b22aba8417a7b5d2ed098664 100644 (file)
--- a/src/evaluate.cpp
+++ b/src/evaluate.cpp
@@ -779,23 +779,22 @@ Value Eval::evaluate(const Position& pos) {
 
   assert(!pos.checkers());
 
+  Score mobility[COLOR_NB] = { SCORE_ZERO, SCORE_ZERO };
   EvalInfo ei;
-  Score score, mobility[COLOR_NB] = { SCORE_ZERO, SCORE_ZERO };
-
-  // Initialize score by reading the incrementally updated scores included in
-  // the position object (material + piece square tables). Score is computed
-  // internally from the white point of view.
-  score = pos.psq_score();
 
   // Probe the material hash table
   ei.me = Material::probe(pos);
-  score += ei.me->imbalance();
 
   // If we have a specialized evaluation function for the current material
   // configuration, call it and return.
   if (ei.me->specialized_eval_exists())
       return ei.me->evaluate(pos);
 
+  // Initialize score by reading the incrementally updated scores included in
+  // the position object (material + piece square tables) and the material
+  // imbalance. Score is computed internally from the white point of view.
+  Score score = pos.psq_score() + ei.me->imbalance();
+
   // Probe the pawn hash table
   ei.pi = Pawns::probe(pos);
   score += ei.pi->pawns_score();